Jonathan A. Goldberg
a playwright
About (Biography)
Jonathan A. Goldberg is a New York City based playwright who has work seen at many venues around the city and the country. In New York he's had work at: The Public Theater, The Access Theater, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, The Barrow Street Theater, and many others. Nationally his work has been seen at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga, California, the Theater Garage in Minneapolis, MN, and the Wells-Metz Theater at India University in Bloomington, IN. He won the Rita and Burton Goldberg (no relation) playwriting award for his play The Jew and the Demon. He also won the Israel Baran award for How to Shoot a Bull Moose. He currently serves at literary manager for the Shelby Company. He received his MFA in dramatic writing from the Tisch School of the Arts. He also is working on visiting the all the presidential historic sites.
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY:
About his play The Land Whale Murders:
"To say The Shelby Company's The Land Whale Murders is a triumph is to fall short of the show’s true splendor, but it will have to do. The Land Whale Murders is a triumph. Written by Jonathan A. Goldberg and directed by Tom Ridgely; it is an insane script, perfectly paced, masterfully performed, adroitly clad and set most sublimely. You need to see this show." Casey Jones, Scallywag and Vagabond
Backstage Critic's Pick:
"For those of you who have already had the opportunity to experience a play by writer Jonathan A. Goldberg you’ll no doubt know what I mean when I say that it’s as if Goldberg lets both hands write two plays independently of each other simultaneously – one fully right brain, the other fully left – and then allows his subconscious to stitch them together till it all makes sense. This is his gift – this is where he succeeds when others fail. And this is why The Land Whale Murders is both difficult to describe, yet impossible to forget."
Karen and Stephen Torta-Lee, Happiest Medium
"If Mad Magazine collided with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the result would be something like Jonathan A. Goldberg's The Land Whale Murders." Aaron Riccio, that sounds kul
About his play My Father is a Tetris Game:
"My Father is a Tetris Game is smart as hell, funny, wise, and goofy by turns --a dead serious surreal journey to the East in search of Dad himself. Wonderful all-girl band of actors, a simple and beautiful production, and language that twists and soars. Jonathan A. Goldberg is the real thing. If you care at all about important new voices for the American stage, see his work." Len Jenkin
About his play Luck of the Ibis:
"Always one comically clever step ahead of the audience, Goldberg (who could just as easily have been named Rube) manages to operate on many levels at once . . ." Aaron Riccio, that sounds kul
"It's not often one gets to see a play that has this many things going for it. The script is incredibly smart (and all the more engaging for anyone who has a literary background)" Michael Roderick, Broadway World.
"The Luck of The Ibis (Written by Jonathan A. Goldberg and directed by Tom Ridgely) is filled with a whole lotta crazy and the only way to enjoy it (and you WILL enjoy it … I promise) is to find something to latch on to quickly and then just go with the crazy till it runs out." Karen Torta Lee, Happiest Medium
About his play Uncle Shelby's Traveling Treasure Trunk:
"There's a lot of wonderful writing here . . . always well-crafted, and well-performed." Matthew Everett, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 4-star review of Uncle Shelby's Traveling Treasure Trunk
"This is a super crazy fun showtime extravaganza," Leigh, Fringe Famous, 4-star review of Uncle Shelby's Traveling Treasure Trunk
Overall Uncle Shelby's Traveling Treasure Trunk was rated:
by Fringe Festival attendees.